Commercial Lines
ACE Outlines Post-Chubb-Merger Asia Pacific Exec Roster
ACE Group, in the final throes of a $28 billion merger deal with Chubb, has fleshed out the leadership team for its Asia Pacific commercial property/casualty arm. The new team will report, as ...
Carrier Management’s Top 10 Features of 2015
In 2015, Carrier Management readers learned more about market trends, how to run their companies better and the tools they need to be better leaders. There were other features that also drew their ...
At Least 11 Dead in Texas Tornadoes
At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend, while five people died in a flash flood ...
Uber Judge Ruling Threatens Drivers’ Quest for Employee Status
Uber Technologies Inc. won a ruling that may put off the outcome of a bid by California drivers to be treated as employees in a lawsuit that has grown dramatically in both size and potential ...
Chinese Insurer Scored Using Drones to Analyze Tianjin Explosion
When an explosion devastated parts of China's Tianjin port in August, one insurance company turned to Chinese-made drones to help analyze the rubble and estimate the damages. Comparing satellite ...
2016 Prediction: P/C Pricing Pressures Will Force Broad Rate Declines
After a banner 2015 for the U.S. property/casualty insurance sector, pricing pressures will lead to stagnation or rate declines in 2016, Kroll Bond Rating Agency Inc. predicted. Pricing will either ...
When One Driverless Car Hits Another, Who’s at Fault?
Imagine a robot car with no one behind the wheel hitting another driverless car. Who's at fault? The answer: No one knows. But plaintiff's lawyers are salivating at the prospects for big paydays from ...
Insurers’ Returns on European Infrastructure Eroded by Bank Competition
The return of banks into the European infrastructure market is denting insurers' ability to enhance their investment returns by funding the roads, bridges and wind farms of tomorrow. European ...